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Subordinate self-serving attribution of leader respect (SSALR) refers to the extent to which employees attribute leader respect to intrinsic personal factors, such as their ability and contribution to the organization, rather than extrinsic factors, such as leadership or luck. Based
on attribution theory, we proposed that subordinate SSALR triggers psychological entitlement, inducing subordinate interpersonal deviance. In Study 1 (n = 139) and Study 2 (n = 200) we conducted experiments to investigate the association between subordinate SSALR and subordinate
psychological entitlement, and, by extension, interpersonal deviance through psychological entitlement. Empirical results showed that subordinate SSALR positively correlated with subordinate psychological entitlement. Additionally, subordinate psychological entitlement was positively associated
with subordinate interpersonal deviance and mediates the relationship between subordinate SSALR and subordinate interpersonal deviance. This study's contribution lies in testing, for the first time, the influence of subordinate SSALR on subordinate interpersonal deviance, which has important
theoretical and practical significance.

AbstractCost-effective CO2 capture is essential for decarbonized cement production since it is one of the largest CO2 emission sources, where 60% of direct emissions are from CaCO3 decomposition and 40% are from fuel combustion. This work presents a low-carbon cement manufacturing process by integrating it with renewable energy for electric heating and thermal storage to replace the burning of fossil fuels in the conventional calciner. The low-carbon renewable energy reduces the indirect CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. The high-temperature CO2 is employed as the heat transfer fluid between the energy storage system and the calciner. In the proposed basic manufacturing process, the CO2 from the CaCO3 decomposition can be directly collected without energy-consuming separation since no impurities are introduced. Furthermore, the remaining CO2 from fuel combustion in the kiln can be captured through monoethanolamine (MEA) absorption using waste heat. In the two situations, the overall CO2 emissions can be reduced by 69.7% and 83.1%, respectively, including the indirect emissions of electricity consumption. The economic performance of different energy storage materials is investigated for materials selection. The proposed manufacturing process with a few high-temperature energy storage materials (BaCO3/BaO, SrCO3/SrO, Si, etc.) offers a higher CO2 emission reduction and lower cost than alternative carbon capture routes, i.e., oxyfuel. The cost of CO2 avoided as low as 39.27 $/t can be achieved by thermochemical energy storage with BaCO3/BaO at 1300 °C, which is superior to all alternative technologies evaluated in recent studies.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to facilitate and clarify the perceptions of Spanish consumers towards China, its people, and its products, while outlining the overall contemporary Chinese product-country image (PCI) within the Spanish market.Design/methodology/approachA 52-item construct was adapted from former PCI scales from cross-cultural equivalence, including "country image", "personal image", "product image", "general knowledge about China", and "personal data". Overall, 215 valid structured questionnaires were gathered.FindingsThe current study provides: a PCI literature review; hypotheses results concerning Spanish citizens' views of Chinese products' price, quality, technicality, inventiveness, and known brands concepts; descriptive statistics and results graphs for each of the PCI sections; and correlations of other variables with the five product image variables within the construct.Research limitations/implicationsImplementing standardized, longitudinal consumer studies that facilitate better comprehension of PCI evolution within a specific market emerged as a future research agenda.Originality/valueThe data informed both the Chinese public and private organizations' managers of the importance of adapting to the market and non-market environments within Spain to avoid the liability of country of origin effect.

PurposeAs part of a cross-cultural research, the purpose of this paper is to provide further insights into the existing product-country image (PCI) of the Chinese consumers' perceptions of Spain, its products, and its people, thereby providing an overall contemporary Spanish PCI within the Chinese market.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 215 valid structured questionnaires were gathered throughout China. Following a pre-investigation of 259 usable questionnaires, a 52-item construct was drawn from the existing widely used PCI item scales, designing a structured PCI construct, covering: "country image," "personal image," "product image," "general knowledge about Spain," and "personal data."FindingsThe study provides: a PCI pre-investigation research results as well as a literature review on PCI topic; research results for the five hypotheses concerning Chinese citizens' view of Spanish product price, quality, technicality, inventiveness, and known brands view; descriptive statistics as well as result graphs for each of the covered PCI sections; our PCI construct variable correlations with the tested five product image variables; and general implications.Research limitations/implicationsStandardizing PCI longitudinal studies, as well as focusing on how the Spanish Government and private sector should determine the long-term criteria to facilitate a clearer representation of the Spanish PCI evolution within the Chinese market, is advised.Originality/valueThe current study intends to capture insights for Spain and other country's public and private sector decision makers to better integrate market and non-market strategies. The results would further assist delineating strategies to avoid the liability of foreignness of Spanish organizations within China.